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Use public transport to get to the Anzac Day Dawn Service
20 April 2018
Use public transport to get to the Anzac Day Dawn Service
Extra early morning bus,
train and ferry services are being put on by Auckland
Transport to get people to the 6am Anzac Day Dawn Service on
Wednesday 25 April at the Auckland War Memorial
Museum.
There will also be free travel all day on Anzac
Day for SuperGold and Veteran’s SuperGold card holders
plus free travel for uniformed servicemen and women and
retired services personnel with a RSA membership card. This
applies across all AT Metro bus, rail and ferry services
(including
Skybus).
Bus
A
Sunday and Public Holiday timetable will be in place for all
bus services with additional InnerLink and Northern Express
services for the Dawn
Service.
InnerLink
InnerLink
buses will operate approximately every 15 minutes (clockwise
and anti-clockwise) from 4am to 7am. These services operate
to bus stops near the Domain.
From 7am InnerLink services
will operate to the normal Sunday and Public Holiday
timetable. https://at.govt.nz/bus-train-ferry/
Northern
Express
Additional Northern
Express services will operate from Albany to Britomart (via
Northern Busway stations) at 4:15, 4.30 and 4.45am.
The
normal Sunday and Public Holiday timetable resumes from
7am.
Train
Early trains
will be provided on all lines for the Anzac Day Dawn
Service.
Western
Line
Western Line train
services travel to Grafton station on Park Rd, which is a
10-15 minute walk to the Auckland Domain. An early train
will be departing from Swanson at4.25am to Grafton
(terminating at Newmarket) and stopping at all stations in
between. For times at all other stations check the
timetable: View the full Western Line train timetable
for Wednesday 25 April 2018 (PDF
414KB).
Southern/Eastern Line (including
Onehunga Line)
The closest
station to the Auckland Domain is Newmarket, which is a
15-20 minute walk. Early special event trains will depart
from the following stations:
• Onehunga at
4.35am
• Papakura at 4.17am
• Manukau at
4.20am
• Britomart at 5.13am and 5.25am
These
special event trains will travel to Newmarket (including the
4.20am Eastern Line train from Manukau station) stopping at
all stations except Parnell on the way. For times at all
other stations check the timetable. View the full Southern & Eastern Line
(includes Onehunga Line) train timetable for Wednesday 25
April 2018 (PDF 425KB).
Ferry
Fullers will
operate a 5am ferry service from Devonport to the City.
Full public transport details at: https://at.govt.nz/bus-train-ferry/events/anzac-day-dawn-service/
More
details at the Auckland War Museum Site: http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Adwords&utm_campaign=Charity_Adwords
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